Google becomes an investor at Tampa Bay EDC
May 18, 2023 -
Tech giant Google has joined the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council as a chairman’s council investor, according to the EDC's Thursday announcement. Taylor Ferguson, head of government affairs and public policy in the Southeast, will represent Google on the Tampa Bay EDC’s board of directors. Additionally, Google has also donated $20,000 to the Tampa Bay Economic Prosperity Foundation, an affiliate nonprofit organization of the Tampa Bay EDC. Among its initiatives is CertUp, a career awareness campaign that promotes short term and certificate degree programs in high-demand careers, including technology-centric ones such as cybersecurity, to residents of East Tampa, Central Park, Ybor City and Uptown.